Nashville businesses are preparing for snail mail to get even slower next year.

In its latest effort to cut costs, the United States Postal Service announced plans this week to end next-day delivery of first-class mail, except for mailers who make special arrangements. The new standard for mail delivery in the continental United States will be two to three days, compared with the current standard of one to three days.

Terri Hedges, president of Nashville-based direct mail company Mailer's Choice, said the slowdown will have a significant impact on the company and its clients.

“It impacts all of our clients and their marketing efforts,” Hedges said. "Most of our clients do massive amounts of mail. These are things that can impact their revenue. ... Pick any department store. If they have a sale on the weekend and their announcement doesn’t get there until the following Tuesday, their efforts have just gone out the window.”

Mailer’s Choice sends tens of millions of items through the mail each year. Mail most likely to be impacted are items sent across the country.

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